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Introduction
• Economic viability and Social responsibility – main consideration for
taking up of the projects.
• ‘Inclusive growth and expansion of rail network’ for development of the
country.
• Special Task Force to clear proposals for investments within 100 days.
• A separate structure will be created within the Railways for
implementation of the business models.
Commitments Fulfilled
Passenger Amenities/Facilities
1
• SMS updates of reservation status and punctuality of trains to passengers,
• SMS updates on the movement of wagons to freight customers.
• RFID technology for tracking of wagons
• to provide modern trolleys at all important stations to be handled by
uniformed attendants for senior citizens and ladies.
• Allotment of iron ore rakes to be rationalised scientifically and would be
accessible through the web.
• Introduction of e-ticket based mobile vans for issuing tickets.
Sports
2
Staff Welfare and Health
Railway Research
Infrastructure
3
• Second unit to be installed at ICF.
• Wagon repair shop to be set up at Badnera.
• Centres of Excellence in Wagon Prototyping to be set up at Kharagpur
Workshop.
• A new Rail Axle Factory to be set up in New Jalpaiguri under PPP/JV
mode.
• A Design Development and Testing Centre for Wheels to be set up at
RWF, Bangalore.
• A new MLR workshop of 250 coach capacity to be set up at Anara
(Adra).
• Five state-of-the-art wagon factories to set up at Secunderabad,
Barddhaman, Bhubaneshwar/Kalahandi, Guwahati and Haldia under
PPP/JV mode.
• Two workshops for POH of high axle load wagons to be set up in
Maharashtra and Dankuni.
• Kisan Vision Project initiated at six locations, namely Dankuni,
Mechheda, Nasik, New Jalpaiguri, New Azadpur and Singur as pilot
projects.
• To set up a refrigerated container factory on PPP mode at Budge Budge.
Freight Business
Carbon Footprint
4
Other Projects
5
• Metro Projects – Rs 1001cr.
• Aquisition of 18000 wagons.
• Additional budgetary support of Rs 3701 cr sought for 11 National
Projects.
• Surveys for 114 socially desirable projects connecting backward areas to
be taken up.
• 54 Surveys for new lines, 2 for gauge conversion, 7 for doubling and 5
others to be taken up.
• Master Plan for the development of rail infrastructure in the Northeast
region to be drawn up in consultation with the Northeast Development
Council and the state authorities concerned.
• 1021 km of New Lines to be completed. 9 new new line projects
announced.
• 800 km of gauge conversion and 700km of doubling targeted.
• Several projects being taken up on cost sharing basis with State
Governments and on PPP mode.
Concessions
6
Special Trains
• Sanskriti Express to run across the country to mark the 150th birth
anniversary of Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore. It is also proposed to
take this train to Bangladesh.
• Ladies special trains to be renamed as ‘Matrabhoomi specials’.
• 3 unreserved trains named as ‘Karambhoomi trains’ to be introduced.
• A new weekly express train service ‘Janmabhoomi express’ to start
between Ahmedabad and Udhampur .
• Special tourist trains called “Bharat Tirth” to start on 16 routes.
• 6 long route Duronto trains and 4 short distance Duronto day trains to be
introduced.
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